Smoker&#39;s stand and the like



T. F. HATHAWAY.

SMOKERS STAND AND THE lLIKE. APPLICATION FILED ocT.7,19|6.

152372,948. Patented Mar. 29, 1921.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

THOMAS F. HATHAWAY, OF ELGIN, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO ILLINOIS WATCH CASE COMPANY, 0F ELGIN, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

SMOKERS STAND AND THE LIKE.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented D131; 29, 1921 Application led October 7, 1916. Serial No. 124,372.

To all w/wm it may concern.'

Be it known that I, THOMAS F. HATHA- WAY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Elgin, in the county of Kane and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Smokers Stands and the like, of which the following is a speciiication.

The present invention has to do with certain improvements in smokers articles, and has particular reference to an improved construction of stand for cigarettes, cigars and the like. The main objects of the invention are to provide a container or holder b means of which the cigarettes and cigars wi l be supported in such a position that they can be very easily reached by the user. Also to provide in connection with such support a suitable receptacle for matches or for a match box. Another object is to provide an ash tray which will bear a desirable rela tionship to the other portions of the device, and which ash tray may also be used as a base or stand to support the remaining portions of the device. Also in this connection to so arrange the ash tray that it may be very easily disconnected or turned away from the other portions of the device when it is desired to clean the tray or remove the ashes.

Other objects and uses of the invention will appear from a detailed description of the same which consists in the features of construction and combinations of parts hereinafter described and claimed.

Referring to the drawing:

Figure 1 shows a side elevation of the complete device, the ash tray standing in its normal position with respect to the other parts and constituting a base therefor;

Fig. 2 shows a plan view corresponding to Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 shows an end view corresponding to Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 shows a vertical fragmentary section taken 0n the line 4-4 of Fig. 2, looking in the direction of the arrows; and

Fig. 5 shows a fragmentary vertical section taken on the line 5-5 of Fig. 3, looking in the direction of the arrows.

In the several figures the base portion is designated by the numeral 6. It is conveniently made in the form of a tray, its peripheral portion being flanged or turned upwardly for this purpose. A plurality of may be provided Vfor supportbox carrier or the like 8, the same being of suitable form and size to accommodate the usual style of safety match box 9. One or both sides of the carrier 8 may be cut away as at 10, so as to expose the striking surface of the match box. Also a cross partition 11 may be provided in the lower portion of the carrier 8, so that when the match box isA inserted into said carrier, the slide of the box will be projected as at 12 to thereby expose the tips of the matches in the usual or customary manner.

Then carrier 8 is hinged to one end of the tray 6 by a pin 13, as best shown in Figs. l and 4. This enables the carrier 8 to be tilted or swung backwardly about the axis 13, the trzy 6 remaining in fixed position.

` orwardlv extending from the front sur face of the carrier 8 is a pair of cigarette holders 14 and 15. Each of these consists of a pair of elongated corrugated metal strips, the corrugations of which face each other, so as to provide a series of pockets of proper size to accommodate the individual cigarettes. A convenient form of construe` tion is that illustrated in the drawings, in which each of these cigarette carriers consists of a plate folded along its bottom edge 16 and having its side walls corrugated in the manner just explained. When this form of construction is used the end portions of each of said carriers should be soldered or connected together so as to provide a continuity at the end portions 17 and 18, as particularly shown in Fig. 2.

The two cigarette carriers just described lie at an angle to eachuojther with respect to the vertical so that they inclose between them an upwardly facing V-shaped pocket 19, as shown in Fig. 3. The lower portions of the two cigarette carriers 14 and 15 come together or nearly so, although ordinarily it will be desirable to provide a slight space or clearance between these lower portions as is well shown in Fig. 2. The rear ends of the cigarette carriers are soldered or otherwise secured to the forward face of the match box carrier 8, so that the cigarette carriers must needs rise and fall with respect to the ash tray as the carrier 8 is rocked about the axis 13." On the front end of the ash tray is a horizontal plate 20 having a transverse recess through which a spring clip 2l may pass for the purpose of locking the front. ends of the cigarette carriers to the front edge of the tray. The spring engagement just effected is sufficient to keep the cigarette carriers normally in proper position with respect to the tray, so that by lifting the cigarette carriers the tray will also be lifted not only on the hinge 13, but also by the spring clip. Nevertheless, when it is desired to clean the tray, the parts may be readily disengaged for this purpose.

Between the upper portions of the cigarette carriersis an arched plate 22 which hasY a number of recesses or openings 28, as shown in Fig.V 2. These openings are for the accommodation of cigars which may be loosely inserted through the openings and rested upon the lower portions of the side walls of the cigarette carriers. he cigars will be properly supported in this way tor the reason that the lower portions oiz the cigarette carriers are brought almost together or into conta-ct, as has been previously explained. Y

I desire to point out the fact that by building up the cigarette carriers in the manner previously described from sheets ot' corrugated metal or the like, a sul'lieient resiliency is provided in the side walls of said carriers to enable them te grasp each one of a number of cigarettes in a resilient manner, so that in case the article or-clevice should he overturned the cigarettes will not spill out of the carriers. Furthermore, it will be observed, -especially from an examination ot' 1 Fig. 3 that the cigarette carriers taper together from their upper to their lower por- Y tions, so that as the cigarettes are pushed 4,0'

down into them they are to a certain extent wedged in'place.

VVllVhile I have herein shown and described only a single construction embodying the features of my invention, stilll I desire to point out the fact that I do not limit myself to the said construction except as I may do so in the claims.

I claim:

l. In a device oi the class described. the combination ot a base member in the form of a plate, a pair ot elongated cigarette holders above the plate, each comprising a pair of corrugated plates haring their corrugations lying in registry with each other to thereby provide a series ot cigarette coinpartments, the cigarette holders lying at an angle to each other presenting an upwardl)- facing V-shaped opening, a plate connecting together the upper portions ot the cigarette holders and provided with a plurality ol openings for the accommodation of cigars or the like, a plate hinged to one end ci the base plate, and suitable connections between the cigarette holders and the hinged plate, substantially as described.

2. In a. smokers article, the combination or' a base member oi pan-shaped formation. a pair of elongated cigarette holders above the same, each. comprising a. pair ot corrugated plates having their corrugations lying in registry with each other to thereby provide a series o't cigarette compartments. the ciga rette holders lying at an angle to each other presenting an upwardly facing V-shaned opening, a plate connecting together the upper portions of the cigarette holders and provided with a plurality of openings for the accommodation of cigars or the like, a common end support to which the end portions of both of the cigarette holders are connected, and a connection between said common support and the base, substantially as described.

THOMAS F. HATHAIVAY.

`Witnesses FRANK KNAUsoH. WALTER C. TAYLOR. 

